
Young progressives warn that Democrats could have a youth voter problem in 2022
CNN
With less than one year until the 2022 midterm elections, young voters -- who turned out in high numbers for President Joe Biden in 2020 -- warn that if the Biden administration and congressional Democrats don't act now on issues important to young progressives, they could risk alienating the demographic.
Citing college affordability, climate and immigration policy -- the fate of which hangs in the balance amid negotiations over Democrats' social safety net bill, known as the Build Back Better Act -- young progressives are pleading for further investments while the Democratic Party currently holds a majority in both chambers of Congress and the White House.
While House Democrats on Friday voted to pass Biden's sweeping $1.9 trillion social safety net expansion legislation, the legislation faces a tough road ahead in the Senate. Senate Democrats have no room for error to approve the legislation and key lawmakers -- most prominently moderate West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin -- have expressed concerns over elements of the plan as policy fights loom on the horizon.